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NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 3 LATEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+||GALEN
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Terms in this set (94)
65 - 74 young old
Four Major subgroups of 75 - 84 middle old
Late Adulthood 85 - 99 old old
100 and older elite old
Yearly flu vaccine
pneumococcal vaccine
Shingles vaccine
tetanus and booster every 10 years
wear seat belts
alcohol in moderation
avoid smoking
Lifestyle and Practice to
smoke detectors
Promote Wellness older
prevent falls - waxed floors and scattered rugs
adults
medications as prescribed
avoid OTC medications unless primary care phyisican
directs
Yearly physicial
regular exercise
socialization
reminisce
, Decreased nutrition and hydration
Decreased mobility
Stress and loss
Common health Issues and Accidents - falls most common/MVA
Concerns older adults Drug use and misuse
Mental health/cognition problems (including substance
abuse)
Elder neglect and abuse
Under nutrition
GFTT ( Geriatric Failure To Impaired mobility
Thrive) Complex Syndrome Depression
Cognitive impairment
Most common mental health/behavioral health problem
among older adults.
Use Geriatric Depression Scale form
Depression older adults Mood disorder having cognitive, affective, physical
manifestations
Primary (lack of neurotransmitters)
Secondary or situational
slowly progresses
generally chronic
intellectual impairment
Dementia older adults
Most common Alzheimer's
Multi-infarct dementia, the second most common
resulting from a vascular disorder
Acute and fluctuating onset
results from an unfamiliar place
Delirium older adults
Symptoms - inattentiveness, disorganized thinking, and
altered level of consciousness
, Advocate for the patient and family
Create therapeutic rehab milieu
provide whole person patient-centered care
Collaborate with healthcare team for patient outcome
and develop care plan
Nurse's role in Rehab
Communicate with effectively with all members of the
health care team, patient and family
Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care for the patient and
family
Use Braden scale - skin break down risk
-Maintain a wide, stable base with your feet
-Put the bed at the correct height - waist level while
providing direct care and hip level when moving patients
Safe Patient Handing and
- Keep the patient or work directly in front of you to
Mobility (SPHM)
prevent your spine from rotating
- Keep the patient as close to your body as possible to
prevent reaching
- Apply a transfer belt around patients waist
walker - assisted and cane - - guide patient to a standing position
assisted procedure - remind patient to place both hands on the walker
- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
- lift the walker
- move the walker about 2 feet forward and set it down
on all legs
walker teaching
-while resting on the walker, take small steps
- check balance
- repeat sequence
- be sure cane is at the height of the patients wrist when
the arm is placed at his or her side
- remind patient to place his or her strong hand on cane
- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
cane teaching
- move the cane and weaker leg forward at the same
time
- move the stronger leg one step forward
- check balance and repeat the sequence
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